Green.
That's what I remember the most:
that shade of green.
It might have been the most beautiful thing
I had ever seen.
Just the color.
The only time we were inside was when we slept,
and even then not half the time.
There was a tire swing.
Every summer, that thing would break,
and every summer, Grandpa would fix it.
And the apples... Man, I'm telling you,
apples ain't the same anymore.
I mean, I don't know what they...
Pete, would you shut the hell up?
Nothing's the same anymore.
Lights out!
Three years in here.
I feel like I've spent every moment of that
listening to this crap.
Pete had the perfect summers.
Pete had the perfect grandparents.
All that money from the bond business,
but they loved you anyways. They had the time for you,
until Mommy pissed them off 20 years ago.
They did.
It's all true. And it just pisses you off
because it was better than your screwed-up life,
whatever that was.
I know your life sucked worse than mine.
At least I have people skills.
You're a con man.
Yes, I'm a confidence man.
I give people confidence, they give me their money.
You, what, you tried to rob a gun range at gunpoint?
I get out of here in two days.
You're not even up for parole for another two years,
which means my life is currently better than yours.
So I either had a better life than you,
or none of that crap means nothing.
Either way, just stop talking about it.
Okay?
24 more hours, Eddie.
My God. You know the first thing I'm gonna do?
I'm gonna murder a cheeseburger at Donovan's.
Yeah, that's a good burger.
All right, little brother, I'll see you tomorrow, okay?
Everything all right?
No, Marius, it's not.
You can't come back here.
- What do you mean? - It's Vince.
We owe him more money than I thought...
- A lot more. - How much?
- A hundred grand. - What?
Wait a minute. That's what it was to start with.
I've been paying him. You've been paying him.
- What the fuck happened? - He says it's interest
that the... the vig's been running for three years.
- So now you tell me? I mean... - I just found out.
He wants me dead, doesn't he?
I don't know. I don't know.
But he's gonna have people waiting for you
when you get out, so...
Well, I got to talk to him.
No. I think this is beyond talk, Marius,
at least for you.
Look, he likes me, all right?
So just... Let me try to work him.
But right now you got to hide.
- Eddie. - You got to hide.
Yeah. All right. All right.
So what, you're not talking anymore?
That was your advice.
No, you were right.
My... My life sucked.
I had a dad I never met
and a mother who was only around
when she didn't have a needle in her arm
and about a dozen foster parents,
only three of whom weren't there for the crappy check.
And you had... loving grandparents.
It makes me feel like something's possible.
If you wanna... If you wanna talk about it.
Grandma was always my favorite.
She didn't take nothing from nobody.
- No? - No.
Everyone else was afraid of her.
Where's the farm?
Hey. Hey, sweetie.
Wait. Excuse me.
We're waiting for a friend of ours.
Marius Josepovich?
He gets out today.
You're his brothers.
His what? No.
Only one stop. It's not the blue line.
But my brothers are coming to meet me.
I'm thrilled for you.
And my dad is with them.
He wasn't supposed to be, but he wouldn't stay home.
My dad doesn't know that I was in prison.
He had a heart attack just before I went away,
and then another one last month,
and my mother thinks the truth is gonna kill him.
We managed to keep the secret for three years.
You want me to screw that up now?
Come on, just stop the bus at the next light,
open the lever, I'll get out,
I'll walk the rest of the way and give my dad a hug...
like a normal son.
Thank you. Thank you.
Whoo!
A good hockey player plays where the puck is.
A great hockey player
plays where the puck is going to be.
Now who said that, Bobby? Who?
Nate, I got no idea.
- Hello. - Pass.
I... I am a bit lost here.
Hey, you got an accent.
Where are you from?
- Me? - Yeah.
I am from Montreal, Canada.
Jesus. I hate Canada. You know that?
I'm sorry.
Ha ha ha ha! Wait.
Bobby, you hear that?
I insult this guy, and he apologizes to me!
Canadians. Amazing.
I'm busting your balls, man!
I love Canada!
I lost my virginity in a strip club in Montreal.
My pops paid for it. The man was a saint.
Come here. I'll help you. This guy knows nothing.
Come over here.
Come on.
I... I am, I am going here.
But,
we are... we are here, yeah?
You want to go to Albany?
- Yeah. - You just take the train.
Walk right outside, make a left,
go straight. You can't miss it.
Great. Thank you.
I must be going because...
I heard there was going to be more snow.
Barkeep, another drink for my friend?
- Hey. - And the quote was Gretsky.
You hear that, Bobby? Gretsky.
Hi, Grandma, Grandpa.
It's me... Pete.
Pete, it's...
Pete?
Would you like some lemonade?
- I would... - He hates lemonade.
Audrey.
I was gonna say
I'd love a glass of water, if that's all right.
Thank you for bringing that out, though.
Okay.
Thank you, Grandpa.
Wasn't there an apple tree out there?
Died a couple years ago.
Well, where do you build your treehouses now, Grandpa?
Where have you been for the last 20 years?
I mean, where have you lived? Have you been married?
Do you have any kids?
- So much to catch up on. - How's your mom?
I haven't talked to her in three years.
- What happened? - You know how she is
She's just not quick to forgive a mistake.
That might be hereditary.
What she did to us was unforgivable.
I called the whole family over for lunch.
All your cousins.
Great.
My grandma thinks your mom's a screw-up.
I'm his grandma too, and I never said that.
Don't worry. She says I'm a screw-up too.
I never said that.
Adorable.
Is that a new blouse?
No. It's Laney's.
I just borrowed it last time that I slept over at her place.
It's pretty.
Julia, you're just as I remember you.
I had crooked teeth and braids.
Well, you were beautiful.
- Where are your parents? - They're dead.
- Carly. - Is it easier for everyone
if I say they passed?
They passed.
Our parents died in a car accident 12 years ago.
- Then Grandpa had a stroke. - I'm fine.
You forget stuff, Grandpa.
Everyone forgets stuff.
Okay, well, he can't walk that well,
- so he can't work. - I can work.
He can't work, so I have to work.
- I can work. - You don't have to work.
I was supposed to be retired 10 years ago.
You could retire tomorrow.
And what, you're gonna take over?
Julia's been working at the business for a couple of years.
She's been a big help.
And you did a great job, actually, running the place
while I was sick a few weeks ago,
- Am I blushing? - But we make money
by knowing who we can trust and who can't trust,
and I'm sorry, but if that were a strong suit of yours,
your kids would have the same color eyes.
Really?
Where did you study finance?
I'm sorry. You work for the family business, right?
Bonds and mutual funds?
I figured you'd have a business degree.
- The bond business. - No?
In your 10-year-old mind, we're this rich family
in the bond business, aren't we?
We're in the bail bonds business.
And we're so not rich.
I can't go on my class trip this year.
For God's sakes, enough about us.
Pete, you never did tell us what you've been doing.
- What's that? - How you make your money.
Yeah. Well, a little bit of this, a little bit of that.
I've been doing some investigative work for an insurance company.
You know, tracking down valuables,
finding missing persons,
following people who are faking injuries.
No kidding.
How long you planning on staying for, Pete?
- Couple days. - What...
We haven't seen you in 20 years,
and you think you're gonna disappear again in two days?
Especially when we need you? Our skip tracer quit.
I know, but my current employer is expecting me back.
Nonsense. When family asks for help, you don't say no.
We insist on you staying.
- Grandma. - Taylor.
Gramps. Pete!
- It's been way too long. - Okay.
Man, inseparable every summer until we were 12...
Tell me about it. Wow.
Like we were one person, and then just nothing.
That's just wrong. You know what I'm saying?
You remember the crayfish?
Yeah.
I still laugh about that.
- You remember Shawn's reaction... - Sure.
- When I almost shot one? - My gosh.
He would imitate him every time we saw this kid for years.
Do it. Come on, just give me a little taste.
- Come on. - No.
Please? Just give me a little of it.
Come on, do it. You must remember it.
Come on, man.
- He cried. - And... And...
He cried, and then we made fun of him.
Because it was, hysterical.
Look, we were kids.
And I'm sure that poor old Shawn
has gotten over it by now.
Unit 19.
Yeah.
Unit 19. What's up?
We got a domestic on Kenny Road 8.
You anywhere near there?
Yeah...
- Yeah, I can be there in 10. - 10-4.
I'm sorry, guys. I gotta fly.
- You're a... You're a... - A cop, yeah.
Things have changed?
I had to figure at least one of us would be on
the other side of the law by now, right?
That was easy. I let you off easy.
- See you guys. - See you.
Wow, that's great.
- He's a cop. - Yeah.
- Marius, you okay? - Yeah, I'm okay.
I... I don't think I can stay here, though.
The resource potential is slimmer than I thought,
and the risks are higher.
All right, but you're safe.
Where are you?
Maybe I should just talk to Vince.
Yeah. You know, that... You're good at that.
Calming people down, right?
Making them want to give you stuff.
Just tell me where you are. I'll come get you.
Wait a minute. Yesterday, you said
I wasn't gonna get out of this by talking.
It was your idea.
Yesterday, I thought you had options.
Today, you tell me you don't.
That's true.
So where are you?
I'm in the city. Hey, I'll text you the address.
- See you tomorrow morning. - All right.
- Hey. - My God.
Shit. You scared the shit out of me.
Sorry. I didn't see you sitting there.
What are you listening to?
What are you... What are you listening to?
Norwegian death metal.
Blocks out the sound of Grandma and Julia arguing.
Yeah.
Yeah, that's rough.
I know what it's like to be around people fighting.
Sometimes you just have to get some space, you know?
Okay.
So,
just so I'm clear,
this is the part where we bond, right?
What's that?
You know,
where you give me some bullshit
about understanding what I'm going through
and then suddenly we're besties?
Wow.
Yeah, I don't...
I don't know where this is coming from.
And frankly I'm... I'm a little surprised
because I... because I covered for you back there.
Covered for me how?
Really? We're going to play that game?
Come on. You stole that blouse.
Right. So you think that I stole a blouse,
and now we're thick as thieves
because you didn't rat me out.
- Who's the thief? - Okay, the fact is
I just forgot to take the sticker off.
That's right.
That's why you ripped it off
before anybody else could see.
My mistake. Sorry. Right.
You didn't steal the blouse.
By the way, you're welcome.
Eddie, you son of a bitch.
Go. Just drive.
Okay. Don't smile.
You can't smile for passport pictures.
All right. Come back in 50 minutes.
- Thank you. - Cash only.
Hi, Joseph.
Marius.
Didn't know you got out.
Just.
You look good.
Can't complain.
Nobody will listen anyway.
I assume this isn't just a, social call.
No. I need a setup.
You aged.
Prison years are like dog years.
Well, at least you're still alive.
- Joseph... - Hey, look,
I don't blame you, okay? About Charlie.
Sometimes these things, they just go south, right?
It's the life we choose. The life you chose.
Chin up.
Have you heard from Porter?
Last time we spoke, he... he sounded old.
What are the particulars?
I just need a driver's license
with a hologram, the whole 9 yards.
Needs to be foolproof.
The only way I do it.
When do you need it by?
Now.
State?
Washington.
Here. I have the, details.
You... You don't have a burner, do you?
No.
But I got something better:
an INS eye catcher.
Creates random misdirects
between your phone and the cell towers.
Makes your location completely untraceable.
I don't have any money.
Don't worry about it.
But that... That makes us even.
Right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
All right.
Peter Murphy, come back and see me in an hour.
You're not very good at that.
I never liked you anyway.
You want a place to stay?
Not in the city.
Vince's goons are looking for me.
You know, Eddie just tried to deliver me up.
Look, Eddie's just trying to stay alive.
He's not the only one.
I don't blame him.
Vince thinks I still owe him a hundred grand.
Well, it's unfortunate,
but it doesn't really change things, does it?
No, no, it doesn't, no.
You still want to do this?
Do you?
If you can't get justice, you get revenge.
Besides,
how many times in this life
does one get the opportunity
to pull off the Turk?
It's his last bottle.
I've been saving it.
I don't know how he'd feel about paper cups,
but...
He'd have drunk Pappy from the sponge
if he could have.
We'll save the rest for the end.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and lead us not into temptation...
You were right.
When family asks for help, you don't say no.
I'll take the job.
For ever and ever.
Amen.
Hey. Anything happening this morning?
- We got a skip. - Damn. Who?
Brad Lewis.
The B&E? No kidding.
Figured for sure
that kid didn't have the balls to try running.
Take Pete.
Brad's an idiot and a coward. I don't think I need backup.
Perfect. It'll give Pete a chance
to learn on an easy case.
Take him.
This file says Abraham Persikoff, not Brad Lewis.
I must have misspoken.
- What? - We put up a $20,000 bond
for Abraham Persikoff.
This morning he had a pre-trial hearing.
He didn't show. If he doesn't show up for pre-trial,
he is not gonna show up for trial,
And if he doesn't show up for trial,
we don't get paid.
So where are we going?
We're starting at his mom's house.
Skips always run to where they feel safe.
"Check databases, voter registration.
"And last known addresses.
Skips always run to where they feel safe."
You just said that. Wait a minute.
So we're literally doing this by the book?
Everybody loves their mom.
Wrong driveway.
Yeah. I'm gonna go to the address
of somebody who wouldn't lie, cheat, or steal
to protect the person that we're trying to put in jail, all right?
No, this is a good plan. You go there, I'll go here.
We'll work together separately.
If you're covering for him, you're not helping him.
If he's called you...
If he had called, I would tell you.
I'm worried something terrible has happened to him.
Okay. Here.
Thank you.
Does Abraham have a girlfriend that he might turn to?
I don't think there's anyone serious right now.
And has he ever done any home renovations
or major remodeling?
I'm sorry, I don't understand why that would matter.
I want to know where he would go when he needs...
Reason I ask is because...
When he needed a place to crash,
where did he stay?
Well, about five years ago, his roof collapsed.
It was such a mess. So many things ruined, so many memories.
And who did he stay with?
His friend Stuart.
Do you have a last name? Address? Phone number?
He's in construction.
What if he's hurt?
What if he was in an accident?
No, I already checked the hospitals and the morgue.
You have?
You can't break into houses, okay?
You get caught, we lose our license.
- She's lying. - How do you know that?
Because the neighbor saw Abraham here
four times in the last three days, twice overnight.
- That bitch. - Yeah.
Yeah, she's a bitch.
- No. - What are you doing?
No. When a liar gets caught in a lie, they don't come clean.
They build a bigger lie.
So we wait for him to come back.
No. I guarantee you the first thing she did
after you walked out was call him and warn him.
Besides, I know where he's going.
- You stole his computer. - Okay. You know what?
- If we catch him, you can give it back. - My God.
And if not, he owes you at least that much, right?
Anyways, I know where he's going.
He's going to get his fix.
I'm still not sure I'm buying this.
If he's on the run, he should be staying low.
A gambler on the run is still a gambler.
We are who we are.
So you're still the same jerk you were when you were 10?
I worshipped you,
and you weren't very nice to me.
Well, I was a different person back then.
I mean, I was 10 years old, right?
So I guess that means I kind of won that argument.
He's here.
Leather jacket.
That's Abraham Persikoff? Where's the file?
The file you didn't bother to look at?
- You know him? - No.
You're acting like you know him.
- You're acting scared. - He's a felon.
He's not violent. He's facing tax evasion charges.
What if he's not?
If you actually know something, say it.
I know that before we do anything,
we should probably know who we're dealing with.
Okay, here's the plan.
And they're off.
Monogram on the inside with a quick start.
Willie Boy in the pocket, followed by Almost Heaven,
Time to Go, and Red Tail.
Abraham, you need to come with me
Seriously?
Please don't make this difficult.
My God! I'm so sorry!
My God. I'm... I'm so sorry.
I... I heard footsteps, and...
I don't know how you were the first footsteps.
No, he came... He came through here.
I... No, he must have... He must have turned
down the hallway or something, I don't know,
and he ducked into a room. No.
You let him get away.
Y-You must have let him get away.
Why would you let him get away?
Because I...
I know him.
What?
That guy would have killed us.
Abraham Persikoff is not a tax cheat.
Well, he might be, but who cares?
He's also Max Peron, and under that name
he runs a construction and protection racket
in Long Island,
and he's probably killed
half a dozen people.
How do you know him?
I...
I just know people he knows.
You haven't seen me in 20 years.
I've had a life.
You're fired.
Julia... Julia, whatever you posted for him,
you should just write it off.
I don't care if it's a million dollars.
It's not worth dying over.
He walks, I miss the next payment
on our line of credit.
The bank starts seizing assets.
Our grandparents lose the business,
maybe the farm.
Our grandparents started this business.
My parents met in this business.
And that car accident... They were working a case.
This business is this family,
and it will not end
because I trusted the wrong guy yet again.
So yeah, I am finding him,
and I am taking him in.
You need me. I know this guy. I know this world.
You need somebody to tell you that that was a lousy plan.
It was a good plan right up to the point where you screwed it up.
Plans that involve running after people
and tackling people are never good plans.
Are you afraid of getting into a fight?
Yeah, I am. I like my face.
Have you ever been punched? It hurts.
Look, there's always a better way.
There's always a smarter way, and if there isn't,
running away is a perfectly sensible idea.
Can we get out of here?
Taylor can call us with the info.
I shouldn't even be looking at people's credit card records without a warrant.
You tell me that every time, and every time, you get me the info.
And every time, it's worth reminding you that I don't like doing this.
Taylor, if it makes you feel uncomfortable,
you can just issue an APB on the guy.
We can get out of your hair.
Federal charges. We don't have jurisdiction.
Okay. Abraham Persikoff has three cards.
Flights, trains, buses?
He's got to be trying to get as far away from here
as fast as possible.
No. A couple of cabs, a couple of lunches.
What about Max Peron? You can check his cards.
Scroll.
Okay, he's got a hotel in New York
a couple of weeks ago,
a charity donation,
and a couple of cabs again.
No flights, no trains.
Hey.
- I know you. - What?
Where do I know you from?
You're mistaken.
I don't think so.
No.
Wait a minute.
You're my kid's soccer coach, right?
No. I get mistaken for people a lot.
I think I just have a common face.
Yeah.
God. New charge just came through
On one of Persikoff's cards.
Two hours ago, he bought a flight
out of Hartford to Buffalo.
Border town.
When does it leave?
Less than an hour.
All right.
- Thanks, Taylor. - Yeah.
This is perfect...
I mean, not your driving but the airport.
It's a controlled environment.
It means he's already been checked for a weapon.
Yeah. Perfect.
That plane leaves, our business goes with it.
I'm afraid the flight to Buffalo was all sold out.
Okay.
Two tickets for the 5:20 to Fort Lauderdale.
You want to go to Buffalo or Fort Lauderdale?
Do we only get to go if we have good reasons for wanting to go?
Hey, Grandma.
Julia, you'll never guess who Grandpa just ran into.
Brad Lewis.
Well, found, really,
but it wasn't that tough,
since Brad had no idea
we were even looking for him.
Yeah. It was a miscommunication
from the court house. I should have let you know.
Are you okay? You sound out of breath.
I'm just playing tag with Allen.
Oops. He almost got me. Got to go.
Ma'am, ma'am, so sorry. We need to get on that flight.
Can I see your boarding passes?
We don't have the right ones,
but our great-uncle is on the flight.
He's diabetic. He forgot his insulin today,
and if we don't get on that flight, he may die.
My goodness. Of course.
I'll get one of our flight attendants to escort you on.
I just need to take care of some housekeeping first.
Okay, so you have the insulin, right?
You can go on the flight alone?
This is a last boarding call
for Flight 1722 to Buffalo, New York.
Abraham Persikoff, if you are in the terminal,
please report to Gate A8.
You are about to miss your flight.
Sir,
the flight attendant will escort you onto the jet.
- Sir? - What?
No. No. No, it's okay.
- But your uncle. - It's okay.
You've got apple juice. He'll be fine.
Maybe he saw me.
He must have seen one of us.
Let's just hope it was you.
No, I'm sorry. He just knows people that I know
that... people who don't like me very much.
I just can't have him see me.
People from your insurance business?
Sounds a lot more dramatic than I thought it was.
What's up, Taylor?
Just heard from my guy at the credit bureau.
Persikoff used the same card to buy another plane ticket,
this one to Detroit,
leaving in two hours out of Providence.
Thanks, Taylor. Come on. We might make it.
- Wait a minute. - No, no, no, no.
He's not here. This was just a distraction.
Are you just chickening out again?
What's the advantage that we have over him?
What's the one thing we know about him
that he doesn't know we know about him?
That he has a second identity.
Exactly. Max Peron, and Max Peron has credit cards, right?
So why would he book a plane flight
with Persikoff's credit cards
unless he wanted us to know about it, right?
So maybe Persikoff isn't trying to distract us
while he heads to Providence or anywhere else.
Maybe he's trying to distract us
while he stays right here in town?
Doing what, though?
What do we know?
And what are we not supposed to know?
The charitable donation?
What?
From...
From Peron's credit card receipts.
It's odd.
The guy's giving money away
two weeks before he plans on skipping bail?
The Hartford County Nursing Association. $500.
- County... - What? I don't...
That association is having an event tonight.
Yeah, there's no way he's going to that.
It would be stupid. It's too public.
No. He'll be there.
His escape from justice must wait till tomorrow.
Tonight the Hartford County Nursing Association
is honoring his mommy.
So we need to be in control of the situation,
which means we need to control him.
We need to know what he's going to do
before he knows he's going to do it.
Why do you have so many suits? What are you, a cross-dresser?
Jacob's dad was in such a hurry to get out of here,
he didn't bother to pack.
Can you help me with this?
We need to separate him from everyone,
which means we need to give him a reason
to get away from everyone.
How do we do that when he knows me,
his mother knows me,
and he's not allowed to see you?
Evening. Welcome to Haven Lake.
Are you guys here for the event?
Great. Can I get your names, please?
Stephen Davidson.
And your guest's name?
This is my wife Dorothy.
Well, you both look great this evening.
For your safety,
we're having everybody stay in their cars
until the valets clear the vehicles in front of them. Okay?
Nice SL, by the way.
Yes, sir. Step inside.
Tickets, please.
Dorothy, you have the tickets.
I don't have them, honey.
Remember when you put on your jacket?
Honey, you put them in there.
Can you just check your purse?
I don't much like your tone,
and I'm sure you had them.
Okay, can you check the invitation list?
The name's Davidson, Stephen Davidson.
It's the CF function all over again.
We're going to waste another night...
Okay, that wasn't my fault.
The tickets were electronic.
And your phone was dead.
Because you let Rory play Mine Grabber on it.
Great. It's the 8-year-old's fault.
I knew it couldn't possibly be yours.
You know how much I spent on my hair.
You mean how much I spent on your hair.
Now we get to the real issue!
It's okay.
I've got you listed.
Mr. and Mrs. Davidson.
Let's just do this.
I'll scan the main barcode
and let you in.
Thank you.
Such a beautiful night.
No problem.
- Bunny, hi. - Hi.
You think he's armed?
Well, he'd be an idiot not to be,
and he's definitely not an idiot.
Phase 2.
Want something... Want something to drink?
Yes, I'd love a little Scotch.
Thank you.
Mrs. Persikoff. So happy to finally meet you.
I believe you've spoken to some of my co-workers,
and they all sing your praises.
I'm sorry. I'm Martin Unger.
I'm sure somebody mentioned my name.
I'm in charge of PR for this event.
It's a lovely event, lovely people.
Listen, the doctors get all the credit,
but we know who the real heroes are, don't we?
You're too kind.
We have a lovely green room for you upstairs
so you can relax and get some quiet before your big moment.
I'm fine here.
Okay, yeah. I'll tell Marlene.
You know, she recently photographed Madonna,
and the pictures were, dare I say, sumptuous,
and you do look sumptuous,
but do what you want to do.
Well...
I don't want to mess up any plans.
As soon as my son comes with the drinks...
No, don't worry about that.
Andy, can you tell Mr. Persikoff
that his mother is in the green room?
- My name's... - Not now,
Andy.
We have a green room?
Your son must be so proud.
This is like winning an Oscar for nursing.
I wouldn't say that.
Well, let me say it for you, then.
I will be right back.
Hey, Mom.
Mr. Persikoff?
Who is this?
What are you doing with my mother's phone?
I think she's having a heart attack.
I don't know. She's kind of blue.
There's a doctor here with her. Where are you?
She wasn't talking. She was clutching her chest.
They called an ambulance.
I said where are you?
The Hogan Room, second floor.
Abraham Persikoff,
pursuant to the laws of this state
and Paragraph 6B of your bail bonds agreement,
I am hereby forcibly detaining you.
Please, raise your hands.
Have you ever shot a person before?
Yeah.
I said put your hands up.
The first one's always the toughest.
Most people don't have it in them.
Mr. Persikoff...
There's something
that stops us from pulling that trigger,
even when we have every reason.
It's a person in front of us,
- a human being. - Shut up.
And if you're the type of person
who could pull that trigger,
you'll also be the type of person
who could listen to what I'm saying
without freaking out.
Put your hands back up.
No.
I wonder what's taking Abraham so long.
You know, I'm going to call him.
No, no, that's not necessary.
I'm sure he's just caught up chatting...
Listen to that. Yeah.
Julia, are we all set for our big honoree?
I have my own gun pointed at my head.
She found your son.
- Good. - Yeah.
I need you to bring his mother to the kitchen,
or I die.
This can't be about tax evasion, Max?
Nothing?
Not even about "Who's Max?"
Or maybe a "How did you know"...
I knew a guy like you who wouldn't stop talking,
and the only way I could get him to shut up
was by sticking the gun in his mouth
and pulling the trigger.
Made his tongue come out the back of his neck.
Now, that is something to see.
You know what?
I forgot something in the ballroom.
I'll be right back, okay?
Mom.
What the hell is she doing here?
- What's going on? - Who were you with?
- A nice young man. - Okay, where is he?
He's not coming back.
He's a coward.
Smart guy. Mom, we're going out the back.
My award. You promised.
I know. I'm sorry, okay?
But the jam I'm in, I got to do like Uncle Ralphie.
You got to disappear?
I was gonna wait till you got your award...
- Did you kill a man? - Ma.
That's what Uncle Ralphie did.
They're looking for you?
- In New York. - Abe.
What are you going to do with her?
I haven't decided.
If you're already on the hook for murder,
- you might as well pop her. - Ma!
I don't mean here.
In the woods somewhere.
She's not gonna go with me
if she thinks I'm gonna whack her.
Ralphie said they always do,
hoping for a miracle.
Aah!
Hey!
You don't think I'll shoot this time?
I'm going to remember your face.
If I ever see you again, I'm going to kill you.
I can't believe he didn't recognize me.
You are one very lucky bastard.
Okay, I would have used the word "heroic" personally.
Hey, don't say anything
about Persikoff being wanted for murder in New York.
- Are you sure about that? - I just need a breath
to figure out how I'm gonna tell Arthur...
No, I might want to say something...
Dynamic Duo you two are not.
What happened to your face?
I got punched. What's your excuse?
I love this guy!
Thanks for watching the kids last night, Grandpa.
Are you serious? I want to be the first one you call.
I got my nails done.
- Fancy. - Yeah.
How was work?
What was all that miscommunication about?
Brad Lewis wasn't the issue.
It was Abraham Persikoff.
One of yours?
He cause any problems?
None at all.
Apparently he got confused
about what day he had to be in court.
And, Pete's face?
I, I did that.
We were roughhousing. Have you seen these?
You do not survive a battle with these unscathed.
Take it down, take it out!
How old are you two?
Carly got a B+ on her algebra midterm.
Way to go, Carly.
What?
That's what I'm talking about.
- I'm very proud of you. - Yes.
Grandma, will you pass me the gravy?
Pete, could you pass that?
Got it. Thank you.
You give good, good gravy.
It was a hard one, too.
That's good, baby. That's good, good, good.
Pete?
Okay?
Yeah, I'm good.
Congratulations on your B-.
It was a B+.
I was always a lousy student.
I couldn't buy a mark that good.
Obviously,
we got off on the wrong foot.
I'm re... I'm really sorry about that.
I... I can't... I can't force you
to, to trust or even like me.
I'm just trying to figure this all out myself.
It's all new territory for me.
I can't tell you how long it's been
since I've been around a normal family.
Normal?
You know what I mean.
Anyways, can I make a suggestion?
And I know this is probably really weird.
But can we start over?
Hi, Carly. I'm Pete, your cousin.
Come on. They do it in the movies.
Come on. Just do it.
Come on.
Come on. Just do it.
- Eddie. - Marius.
Where were you, man? I was there.
I waited for, like, an hour.
Yeah, I saw you there.
Nothing?
Come on, Eddie. Give me a story,
something to make me trust you again.
They saw me get off the subway, man.
They knew something was up, but I led them away.
You just come back.
I miss you, man.
Shut up.
You're not good at this.
You've never been good at this.
That's why this is so stupid, Eddie.
What did they promise you?
They said if I help them find you...
they wouldn't kill you.
And that sounded like a good deal to you?
That's the perfect deal?
They throw a little money on top of that?
He's trying to help you, jackass.
Jesus. You are so stubborn.
God damn.
Look, Marius,
I'm going to make this short, okay?
I'm a very reasonable man,
but even reasonable men have limitations, okay?
You stole from me. I can't have that.
But now you're back, right?
So here's what we're going to do.
I'm going to give you a week to give me my money.
If you don't...
I'm going to take your brother's hand
and a bolt cutter,
and I'm going to snip off a finger.
Next week,
snip off another one.
All right?
Pretty soon I'm going to run out of fingers.
Then what?
Vance, you're going to be wasting your time
because I really don't care about my brother anymore.
Heh heh. Y-You know,
you had me for about two seconds.
You got seven days, Marius.
Hey, Pete.
Didn't want to disturb you.
Hey, Grandma.
Got to get the eggs
for tomorrow's breakfast.
Everything all right?
Yeah, I was just on the phone with a friend.
If I don't get these out of here tonight,
there's a fox who will.
Little bastard coming into our house,
staking a claim to what isn't his.
We can't have that, can we?
No, ma'am.
Okay.
That's enough.
Thanks.